Skip to main content

Weston, George Frederick, 1819-1887 (clergyman, antiquary)

 Person

Biography

George Frederick Weston (1819-1887), B.A., Christ's College, Cambridge, 1884; Vicar of Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, 1848-1887; Hon. Canon of Carlisle, 1879.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

George Frederick Weston: Travel journal and letters

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8810
Scope and Contents

The journal comprises copies of letters from George Frederick Weston to his uncle, W.W. Weston, and other relations, from Coblenz, Nuremberg, Munich, Basle and Milan, 1844. The letters were copied by Weston's first wife in 1853, and the originals have not been preserved. The journal is accompanied by loose original letters from [Sicily], Constantinople, Genoa and one describing a journey from Constantinople to Cairo, 1844-1846.

Dates: 1844-1846
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).